Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Joshua Encinias to discuss the Sundance-winning documentary American Factory, now available on Netflix. Make sure to read Joshua’s interview with filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar here.

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Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy this new episode of The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we examine movies from established movie stars that have flopped at the box office, been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones.

Today, as we all celebrate the forthcoming release of Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers in our own way, here we discuss Jennifer Lopez, the multi-hyphenate queen herself. We take a tour of her acting career, starting with Oliver Stone’s nutty U Turn in 1997, passing through the strange melodrama Angel Eyes(2001), tackling a more comedic performance in 2013’s Parker and finishing up with the camp mini-classic The Boy Next Doorfrom 2015.

We mention the infamous Movieline interview and her reaction to it, we debate first edition copies of The Iliad, settle on how J-Lo continues to be an underrated actress and how something like that is even possible.

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Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Dan Schindel of Hyper Allergic to discuss Mads Brügger’s conspiracy-fueled documentary Cold Case Hammarskjöld, which is now available on VOD.

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The Film Stage Show is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Mike Mazzanti to discuss Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s horror-comedy Ready or Not.

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The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy this new episode of The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we examine movies from established movie stars that have flopped at the box office, been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. Today, in honor (?) of Angel Has Fallen, we discuss Scotland’s own Gerard Butler. Following his star-making turn in Zack Snyder’s 300, Butler headlined a slew of projects, mostly action programmers and romantic comedies.

We talk about the modes where Butler’s rugged good looks are best utilized, the controversies that surroundedMachine Gun Preacher upon its release, the duo of good Gerry B indie films no one saw (see Dear Frankie& this year’s The Vanishing) and why the 49-year-old star needs to be in Terrence Malick’s next movie.

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Cody Corrall to discuss Lulu Wang’s drama The Farewell. For more, read our interview with the director here.

The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Jourdain Searles from the Bad Romance Podcast to talk about writer/director Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook follow-up, The Nightingale.

The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies from established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. Today, we talk Pierce Brosnan, Ireland’s first son. Per request from our lovely guest, The Film Stage Show’s own Michael Snydel, we dive into the actor’s immediate post-Bond filmography. More specifically, we talk Evelyn, The Matador, Seraphim Falls & Married Life.

First famous in the early ‘80s with starring roles in the television mini-series Manions of America& hit show Remington Steele, Brosnan built out a diverse resume into the ‘90s before winning the role as James Bond in 1995’s GoldenEye. The rest, as they say, is history.

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Clint Worthington, Editor of The Spool, to discuss David Leitch’s spin-off Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.

You’re invited to our first-ever The Film Stage meet-up in New York City at the Cinephile: A Card Game Release Party, taking place August 13 at 7pm at Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn. See more details and RSVP here.

The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Ryan Swen to discuss Quentin Tarantino’s 1969-set Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.

The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.